Boaz vs Union Grove

A side-by-side comparison of Boaz and Union Grove: population, income, housing, and more.

Boaz and Union Grove are places in Alabama. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Boaz has the higher population (10,847 vs 74 in Union Grove). Union Grove has the higher median household income ($50,227 vs $49,962 in Boaz). Union Grove has the higher median home value ($185,000 vs $158,200 in Boaz).

Population, income & housing

	Boaz	Union Grove
Population	10,847	74
Median age	34.1 yrs	59.4 yrs
Median household income	$49,962	$50,227
Median home value	$158,200	$185,000
Median gross rent	$645	—
Housing units	4,260	62
Homeownership rate	66.2%	90.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.7%	11.9%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Boaz	Union Grove
Population	9,277 → 10,847 (+16.9%)	87 → 74 (-14.9%)
Median household income	$40,551 → $49,962 (+23.2%)	$81,875 → $50,227 (-38.7%)
Median home value	$105,100 → $158,200 (+50.5%)	$125,000 → $185,000 (+48.0%)
Median gross rent	$618 → $645 (+4.4%)	—

Boaz

Population

9,27710,847

Median household income

$40,551$49,962

Median home value

$105,100$158,200

Median gross rent

$618$645

Union Grove

Population

8774

Median household income

$81,875$50,227

Median home value

$125,000$185,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Boaz	Union Grove
Under 5	10.0%	2.7%
5 to 17	22.5%	10.8%
18 to 24	8.7%	6.8%
25 to 34	9.6%	8.1%
35 to 44	13.0%	8.1%
45 to 54	13.4%	2.7%
55 to 64	10.3%	20.3%
65 to 74	6.5%	10.8%
75 and over	5.9%	29.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Boaz	Union Grove
White (non-Hispanic)	76.5%	94.6%
Black or African American	2.9%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.9%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	16.7%	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Boaz	Union Grove
No high school diploma	11.6%	0.0%
High school graduate	43.1%	52.5%
Some college or associate's	28.7%	35.6%
Bachelor's degree	11.4%	11.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5.2%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Boaz	Union Grove
Drove alone	85.3%	76.7%
Carpooled	10.5%	10.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.8%	13.3%
Other means	0.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Boaz	Union Grove
1-unit, detached	74.0%	80.6%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	6.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	3.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.3%	19.4%

Poverty & households

	Boaz	Union Grove
Poverty rate	20.2%	5.4%
Average household size	2.79	1.68
Mean commute (minutes)	21	32
Median year structure built	1978	1969